2016 Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Cantina Zaccagnini

Wine Variety: Tear-shaped berries perhaps gave this variety its name, since lacrima means "tear" in Italian. It's a fruit that has a very thin skin, which creates a problem by allowing pests and diseases easy access. Lacrima is also a hard variety to graft onto American root stocks since it resists the graft and forms a callous that slowly strangles the plant. Wine from this variety was a favourite of Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor in the 12th century.

Wine Region: The Marche is a region in eastern central Italy having flat plains near the coast rising to hills, then the mountains of the Appenines to the west. Wine-wise, its most celebrated offerings are no doubt Verdicchio (which in Castelli di Jesi and di Matelica form can be of extremely high quality) and the red Montepulciano.

Wine Producer: Founded in 1978, Zaccagnini are based in the Abruzzo, the neighbouring region to Le Marche. They have built up a portfolio of 300 hectares of vineyards producing 3 million bottles of wine, 70% of which are exported to 45 countries around the world.

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Style:

Red - medium-bodied

Grape Variety:

Lacrima

Producer:

Cantina Zaccagnini

Serving Temperature:

15°C

Alcohol Content:

13%

Country:

Italy

Appellation:

Lacrima di Morro d'Alba

Drink By:

2019

Bottle Size:

75cl

Region:

Le Marche

Colour:

Still Red

Food:

Asian/Spicy

Cheese

Duck

Lamb

Pork

Vegetables

Tasting Notes:

Something really exotic and fascinating about this deeply coloured wine. A florist visits a cake shop in its scents of flowers and fruit flan. This is a cool customer of assertive structure and needs to be paired with some pretty serious food. I'd plump for duck or the fatter cuts of pork or lamb. The flavours are weirdly exotic, too: of fruits that come from tropical shores in part, as well as the black cherry. This is one singular bottle of hooch. Please do let me know what you think of it!